Morency v. Bowen’s Empirical Analysis
1988
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Richardson v. Perales · Consolidated Edison Co of New York v. National Labor Relations Board · Cotter v. Harris · Smith v. Califano · James Hess, Jr. v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, United States of America
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“The statute does not designate which party bears the burden of proof to establish the fact of overpayment. We agree with the court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that when the government seeks to recover an alleged overpayment, it must demonstrate that the claimant was not entitled to the Social Security funds.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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